Oxidising agents in sub-arc mantle melts link slab devolatilisation and arc magmas
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05804-2
Abstract: Subduction zone magmas are more oxidised on eruption than those at mid-ocean ridges. This is attributed either to oxidising components, derived from subducted lithosphere (slab) and added to the mantle wedge, or to oxidation processes… read more here.
Keywords: arc magmas; arc mantle; sub arc;